STORMY WEATHER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13450, 29 May 1907, Page 7

STORMY WEATHER.

gams and HIGH seas. ' >-■ DAMAGE. IN THE SOUTH". i'/' "V* £ •* >' •' " • •• ' • • • ; j IMPROVED LOCAL CONDITIONS. The strong M-csterly gale which has prevailed in Auckland* for the-past week blew, ■'•itself out yesterday morning, the wind go- ' inc into the south, and then into the southeast, with much finer conditions. \bi« sea was Still running yesterday outside especially on the Manukau bar. Although the latter was workable yesterday morning, and the Rarawa was able to ' cross inwards at noon, the passage outwards was impracticable in the evening. The Rarawa, which left Onehunga at six p.m. for Now Plymouth, only proceeded as far as the heads, where she anchored in readiness to make an attempt, at daylight, this morning. "When the Rarawa crossed outwards on Monday she ran into heavy seas, which prevailed right on to New Plymouth, the trip taking'fourteen hours to accomplish. At the Taranaki port a large cargo was discharged,- and addition to general ■;.V cargo taken on board, the vessel leceived -: 16 racehorses. All this was done in lHjje ' less than four hours, and the Raraw sailed for Onehtinjj-i at a-rjuarter >to two o'clock a.m., arriving at. a-quai'ter to • one p.m. yesterday. The s.s. Kia Ora was engaged calling at ■; the settlements down the harbour yester- ' day, but will endeavour to get away for | Raglan to-day. ' At nine o'clock yesterday morning the signal was favourable, and the Takapuna crossed outwards three-quarters of an . hour, later. ... »— ■ / STEAMERS DELAYED AT •s< ; .WELLINGTON. ■ •- . DOZENS OF SMALL BOATS MISSING. [BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ' 'Wellington, Tuesday. JV.Neither the steamer Mararoa. (for Christchurch) nor the Moura (for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland), which left the wharf - last night, were able to get out of the liari hour owing to a heavy southerly, gale, with '" a terrific sea. There is still a 1 strong wind, , ' and. steamers arriving to-day report exceptionally heavy feather. No steamers. have t yet left port.' • « Some damage was done by the heavy sea running to small boats in the bays around f the edge of the . harbour, dozens of these '(being reported missing this morning. V '-;,y .. : .V T"' HEAVY SEAS AT DUNEDIN. i ; [BY telegraph.— press ASSOCIATION'.] ' ><. Dcnedin, Tuesday. ; ' Although the seas at; Ocean Beach yester- / day .were the heaviest known for 10 years, the protective works erected by the "Dunedin Harbour 'Board stood, thus ensuring the. . safety of St. Kilda, one of' the favourite ; pleasure resorts on Ocean Beach. ■~■■■; , ■ During the gale ,on Monday afternoon a' • gust struck the First Church Hall, in "bourse 7i of construction, snapped the braces And hurl-; ed the heavy framework of the roof into the middle of the building. It also ripped the • ornamental work from the steeple. No one ■ was working there at . the ; time. . The ; damage is estimated at £150.. ... , , ' " ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES. [BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] . . - ; ' Chbisicitoboh, Tuesday. ■ The last few tides have been abnormally high, and'low-lying lands have been : --tk flooded..c At.'New Brighton the protection fences erected by the local Beautifying Association have been washed away. \ ; . The gale at Christchurch'' paged - all last . night. In the early evening snow fell to some extent, but melted immediately. i. Not much rain fell, but it is raining now. The gale lias abated. • ■ '.•■•■■ . ' SHIPPING SUSPENDED AT . ;f' * GISBORNE. . . [BY • TELEGRAPH. — ASSOCIATION.] ■' ' GiSborne, Tuesday. : The heaviest sea, known here for years is running on the east coast. Shipping opera- ' tions have been suspended to-day, as a fierce westerly gale is raging. '! GALE AT EKETAHUNA. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Eketahuna, Tuesday. A gale has been blowing here for the last two days. On Sunday morning there was a light fall of snow, while yesterday ' cold and '. driving rain' and hail fell, and another fall of siow covered the hills, but melted imme- ■ diately on the low-lying country. It is' still ; bitterly cold, and there are indications of more wintry weather. i"; - SNOW IN TARANAKI. [fit TELEGRAPH.-PP.ESS ASSOCIATION.] ; ' , New Plymouth, Tuesday. The weather, which has been bitterly . cold and bleak, is now clear, and the sea*, has moderated. There was a heavy frost last night and to-night. A good deal of snow fell in central Taranaki last night. •■;• ■■/.. ; ' i S'.!. "•""•■■. , -'■ r" •/' SQUALLS AT WANGANUI. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ;■] ' - ' , Wanganpi, Tuesday. . ; : The weather continues wintry, with fierce south-westerly gales and furious hail squalls, know has fallen on the higher levels.